Shoe-polisher.



G. METZGER. SHOE POLISHBR.

APPLICATION FILED .TUNE 10, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

Application filed June 10, 1910. Serial No. 566,246.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GASTON M Erzonn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State vofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoe-Polishers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe polishers.

The object of my invention is to provide a shoe polishing apparatus,consisting of a brush, and a vessel carried thereby for containingpolishing material, whereby the movement of the brush during thepolishing operation will keep the polishing material in the vesselthoroughly mixed and in condition for immediate use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a polishing apparat-us inwhich thevessel containing the polishing material may be stored incompact form within a hollow polishing brush and in which access to thepolishing material contained in the vessel may readily be had.

Other novel features are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the preferred form of myinvention- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved polishingbrush. Fig. 2 is a central, vertical, longitudinal sectional view. Fig.3 is a cross section on the dotted line a-Z) of Fig. 2. Fig. 4L is anenlarged, detailed, sectional view, taken on the dotted line c-CZ ofFig. 1.

Similar characters of reference denote similar parts.

1 denotes the body of the polishing brush, said body consistingpreferably of a rectangular box having an opening in the top, andpreferably provided with vertical, re` silient sides, each having aninwardly extending, longitudinal depressed portion 2, which serves as afinger hold for enabling the brush to be securely grasped, and servingalso another purpose, which will be hereinafter described.

The body 1 is provided preferably with end openings 3, adapted to haveinserted therethrough Stoppers 4L for respectively closing the openings5 in two horizontally disposed bott-les 6, which are located in thehollow body 1, and serve as vessels for containing polishing material,which is preferably liquid. The vessels or bottles 6 are horizontallydisposed with the openings 5 2 in the necks respectively registeringwith the end openings 8. Between the bottles 6 the body l may beprovided with a vertical transverse partition 7, which serves to preventendwise movement of one of the bot tles when the other is removed fromthe body 1.

To the bottom of the body 1 is secured a sheet 8 of polishing material,such as felt. Covering the top opening of the body 1 is a cover 9, whichis preferably detachable from the body. The cover may be releasablylocked in the. closed position by any suitable means. In the drawing Ihave shown each end of the body provided with rounded, outwardlyextending projections 10, which are adapted to spring into depressions11, located on the inner sides of the downwardly extending end flanges12 of the cover 9. The cover 9 serves to prevent vertical movement ofthe bottles 6 and the inwardly extending portions 2 preferably clamp thesides of the bot-tles and prevent lateral movement thereof. The stoppers1 may have secured to themv the usual, inwardly extending rods 13, tothe inner end of which are respectively secured daubing brushes 14.

Then the brush is used in the polishing operation the rapid lengthwisemovement thereof will cause the polishing vmaterial contained in thebottles 6 to be thoroughly agitated and in proper position for instantuse. Vhen the daubing brushes are to be used, the Stoppers 4 may beextracted in the ordinary manner. When one of the bottles 6 has beenemptied the stopper 4l thereof, together with its daubing brush, isremoved through the adjacent end opening 3, after which the cover 9 isremoved. The empty bottle may then be taken from the body 1 through thetop opening in the body and another bottle containing polishing materialsubstituted therefor, the opening of the new bottle being closed afterthe bottle has been inserted, by inserting therein, through the adjacentend opening 3, a stopper et.

Various modifications of my invention, within the scope of the appendedclaims, may be made without departing from its spirit.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A polishing brush having a hollow body and an opening in the top forreceiving a bottle or similar device, the side walls of the body beingresilient and having inwardly extending longitudinal depressions servingfor linger grips and for gripping the bottle, and a cover for saidopening and serving as a support for the hand which operates the brush.

2. A polishing brush having a hollow body with an opening in the top forreceiving a bottle, and havlng an end opening for the insertion andremoval of the cork of the bottle, the body having resilient side wallsprovided with inwardly extending depressions forming hand holds on theoutside and projections on the inside of the body for gripping thebottle.

3. A polishing brush having a hollow body with an opening in the top forreceiving a. bottle, and having resilient side walls provided withinwardly extending depressions forming handholds on the outside andprojections on the inside of the body for gripping the bottle.

I n testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GASTON METZGER.

Witnesses E. B. HOUSE, CHESTER THOMAS.

